Press Releases

Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) in Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) will take strike action on Tuesday, 19th November over the failure of Institute management to adhere to national collective agreements, respect industrial relations mechanisms, engage in transparent and meaningful consultation with the TUI on a range of key issues and plan in a rational and strategic way to safeguard and enhance the College by moving  towards Technological University status.

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Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) members have voted by a margin of 92% to 8% to endorse the Union’s mandate for industrial action, up to and including strike action, as part of the campaign to end pay discrimination.

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TUI’s initial response to Budget 2020. Comments from TUI President Seamus Lahart.

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The latest set of OECD international indicators – Education At A Glance 2019 -   highlights the high quality work of Irish teachers and lecturers. The report also confirms the consistent failure of Government to appropriately fund the education in Ireland.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) will ballot its 18,000 members next month to renew a mandate for industrial action, up to and including strike action, as part of its campaign to end pay discrimination.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has congratulated students on their Leaving Certificate results and advised them to consider continuing their education in areas that they find most interesting and engaging.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), which represents over 18,000 teachers and lecturers in second level, adult/further education and at third level, has wished all students the best of luck ahead of the 2019 state examinations.

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A new survey of principals and deputy principals in 120 of the country’s second level schools illustrates continuing, severe teacher recruitment and retention difficulties.

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Survey highlights teacher recruitment and retention crisis in second level schools

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has once again outlined the damage that pay discrimination is inflicting on the education system and reiterated its commitment to securing full pay equality. The union has said that, wherever possible, it will seek to pursue this goal with its colleagues in the other teacher unions.

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Second level principals are warning that teacher recruitment and retention issues will worsen due to a significant spike in student numbers over the next six years.

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The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has described the Teacher Supply Action Plan (published today) as a list of ‘sticking plaster’ measures that ignore the root causes behind the recruitment and retention crisis in Irish schools.

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Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) have voted to accept a proposal on ‘new entrant’ salary scale issues by a margin of 53% to 47% in the context of the union’s ongoing campaign.

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Excessively cautious and stubbornly rooted in an austerity mindset  

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